Understand how stress can affect wellbeing and performance at work. This course introduces common causes, ways to reduce pressure and organisational approaches to work-related stress. It supports awareness of the steps individuals and employers can take to manage risks.
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Stress Management
Understand how stress can affect wellbeing and performance at work.
Course highlights
- Understanding stress
- Workplace causes and triggers
- Effects on performance and wellbeing
- Managing and reducing stress
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Course overview, learning outcomes and assessment
Course overview
What you will learn
01
Understanding stress
Learn what stress means in a working context and how it can affect people's experience of work.
02
Workplace causes and triggers
Recognise common sources of work-related stress and consider situations that can contribute to pressure.
03
Effects on performance and wellbeing
Explore how stress can affect an employee's wellbeing and their ability to carry out work effectively.
04
Managing and reducing stress
Consider strategies introduced in the course for managing stress and reducing its effects in working life.
05
Employer and employee responsibilities
Understand how employers and employees contribute to addressing stress and supporting suitable working arrangements.
06
Health and safety requirements
Explore the workplace health and safety requirements relevant to managing work-related stress.
07
The HSE approach
Learn about the HSE approach to work-related stress and how it can support an organisation's management arrangements.
08
Stress risk assessment
Understand how risk assessment can help identify sources of stress and inform action to address them.
Who is this course for?
Employees, supervisors and managers seeking stress-awareness training.
Course outcome
After successfully completing the required learning and assessment, the learner will receive the course outcome shown below.
- Certificate
- Downloadable Highfield completion certificate after successfully completing the course.
- Assessment
- Online knowledge checks throughout the course.
- Course recognition
- Accredited by Highfield Qualifications.
Training several people?
Arrange this course for your team.
Tell us how many learners you need to train and when you would like access to begin. We will provide a clear quotation and learner-detail spreadsheet.
- One quotation and invoice
- Each learner receives individual access
- Immediate or scheduled start date